The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a 23-year-old man, Gbolahan Adebayo, for allegedly beating his girlfriend to death.
The incident occurred on Friday during the deceased’s visit to Adebayo’s house in Ijedodo, located in the Alimosho Local Government Area of Lagos State.
A resident, identified simply as Akin, told PUNCH on Monday that the 23-year-old victim was heard screaming for help around midnight while being assaulted by her boyfriend.
Akin added that at daybreak, Adebayo raised the alarm after realizing that his girlfriend was no longer responsive following the attack.
He said, “The girl was a regular visitor to the suspect’s home and came around as usual on Friday night. But when it was about 2am, neighbours started hearing someone screaming and later discovered it was the suspect beating his girlfriend in his room.
“The screaming lasted at intervals for about an hour. After that, the screaming stopped. It was in the morning that the boyfriend started shouting for help, and when the neighbours who were around at that time went to attend to him, they saw the girl lying motionless on the bed.”
A police source, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to discuss the case, revealed that the incident was reported at the Isheri-Oshun Police Division by the suspect’s neighbour on Sunday.
